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  1. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Juvenile Grey Phalarope showing up until just before dark at Westwood, quite flighty though. Please note, if bird is present tomorrow morning, it will very likely be flushed when water ski-ing takes place in the afternoon, Hopefully, this may 'encourage' the bird to move to a more accessible...
  2. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    HAHA! Crying in laughter! 8-P MB
  3. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Dont worry, i'll be flushing them towards Worcestershire when i'm looking for them in the morning ;) MB Edit:For anyone who doesnt understand my humour, this is a joke :smoke:
  4. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Same Woodwolf. Had Spotted Flycatcher on patch this morning. Believe it or not, the first for 3+ years! Migrants going through now, get scanning those hedges folks! MB
  5. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Found a male Shelduck sitting in a riverside field in Stourport this morning. First for the patch, and not a very common sight around the 'wyre' area MB
  6. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Crossbill's at Eyemore wood. http://midlandsbirder.blogspot.com/2012/01/eyemore-and-trimpley.html MB
  7. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    If Redditch was your base, like Phil says, Upton is THE place, but in redditch you have Arrow Valley, which must have a few good birds, and would be a good place to learn the 'game' if you were to watch it reguarly, your also surrounded by countryside, and Morton baggot near studley can have...
  8. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    10 Common tern on the boyd's at Lincomb lock yesterday swapping between the rivr and Larford pools. Today a Hobby was seen spectacuarly chasing a swift over the lickhill area of stourport for about a minuite, amazings views and breathtaking to watch! MB
  9. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Clifton Pits is South of worcester here: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=384420&y=246645&z=4&sv=384420,246645&st=OSGrid&lu=N&tl=~&ar=y&bi=~&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf MB
  10. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Cheers Pete I was jut Glad to see one tbh, Never mind get a half decent photo of one. I remember seeing your pics of the male perched on the reed head, and from a few other photographers, some stunning shots by yourself and veryone else, They are tiny. And as usual, well done with your...
  11. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Well there might be some around by you, the woodland around arrow valley looks good tbh. I went to see the birds again on thurs night, abit of friday, and again for about 10 mins this morning and had stunning views for alomst an hour ( on thurs night) showing either on trees or on the feeders...
  12. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    And while on the News of Breeders, on the 27/05 i was lucky enough to find a female Mandarin with 11 Chicks at Blackstone. i had been watching a flock of mandarin on the patch since 6/05, and i was certain they would breed. however as i was away over the following week after seeing the chicks i...
  13. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    A family flock ( 2 Ad + at least 1 juv) of Lesser Spotted Woodpecker seen at an undisclosed site in worcs today. I will give no whereabouts of the birds to anyone but just thought it would be a nice thing to show that they are still around, All photos videograbs + Note the 1st pic has both male...
  14. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    I saw your dad there ;) Was showing quite well through the scope.. MB
  15. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Yeah im going to have a check of it laters, after earlswood of cause, and then onwards to upton :) ;) MB
  16. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    22/04/11 Wyre Forest A gorgeous day, with most activity centrered around the Railway line further into the forest than lodge hill farm, 3 Wood Warbler and 3 Tree Pipit before the farm through, there were a pair of marsh tit showing well near lodge hill. Further along where the railway line has a...
  17. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Ever since the Brambling flock has taken up residence in the birch wood on the patch, i have seen it slowly increase from 3 Birds, to a patch record count of 13 birds last sunday (6th) ( this doesent include the ringed female that has been in the garden every day since the 22/2), and the flock...
  18. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Once again the patch is on FIRE!!!! After a couple of days at my girlfriends house ( therefore no birding) i was on the patch very early this morning, 11AM:-O Walk into the Birchwood to see if the bramblings were there, Not yet..... Then behind the imense noise of Siskin (40c), Goldfinch (30c)...
  19. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    I visited the Birch wood on the loacal patch after having a manic 2 hours in the garden (see worcester garden watch thread). The main objective was to see if the BRAMBLINGS were still there and guess what... they were... All 3 birds remained (2m,1f) but were hard to get any images/videos of sue...
  20. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Ive been birding every day since last friday now :) Friday- Upton warren Sat- Upton warren saw OYC, Avocet, BlackWit and Wigeon. We also visited Broadwaters in kiddie where we had 4 WAXWING. A quick drop in at HURCOTT POOL produced 2 marsh tit but not a lot else. and after this we still fancied...
  21. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Hi Gareth i was looking for these birds litterally minuites after they were reported (possibly 10-15 mins) but despite looking over the whole estate (including tennyson way) the only birds i saw was 80c starlings and BHG, have you got any more precise details about where the birds were, because...
  22. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    ok i would generally agree, my first Oyc dates in the midlands in the last 2 years are 18/02/09 + 27/02/10, mid to late march :t: yep, i was getting mixed up with dave waite, i have met him at SUP :t: dont ask how i got confused, i dont know 8-P MB
  23. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    Well this is around the time Oyc usually arrive back, somtimes january but usually in feb:t: one also appeared at clayhanger marsh west mids today.. by any chance is you name geoff waight (or something similar??) i have wondered since you posted on the sheepwash fourum, and if so i have met...
  24. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    cheers john, nope no profit will be made via my blog or elsewhere, and you name will be with it, the river is usually in the shade, with the steep bank on the other side of the river and the hill to the res behind you, still great photos :t: MB Edit- have you got a larger filesize because the...
  25. midlands birder

    Birding in Worcestershire

    well i dont really know much about leucistic/albino so i have just got it down as 'white' mandarin!!!! phil- i went looking for it on the 22nd (last sat) and there was no sign, but the river was flooded abit and there was only 56 mandarin :) there was 2 waxwing in the car park tho :) MB
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